Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Shazam

The 20 closest music recognition alternatives to Shazam, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Shazam? The closest matches are JioSaavn, Audiomack and Strava. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Shazam

Shazam shazam.com

Shazam - Music Discovery, Charts & Song Lyrics

Identify the music playing around you. Explore the music you love. Discover songs, lyrics, and artists on Shazam.

Wikidata: music application

Top 10K · #2,861 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Shazam

Summary by Claude

Shazam is a music recognition app that identifies songs from a short audio sample captured by a device microphone, and its website shows music charts, lyrics, artist pages and concert information.

Who it’s for
Music listeners worldwide
Business model
Free app owned by Apple, driving Apple Music subscriptions and affiliate referrals

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Shazam’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

SnapchatSoundCloudBillboardDeezermusescore.comlast.fmGeniusStravaAudiomackJioSaavn

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Shazam

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Shazam, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    JioSaavn jiosaavn.com Top 10K English

    Online Songs on JioSaavn: Download & Play Latest Music for Free

    Listen to Latest and Trending Bollywood Hindi songs online for free with JioSaavn anytime, anywhere. Download or listen to unlimited new & old Hindi songs online. Search from most trending, weekly top 15, Hindi movie songs, etc on JioSaavn.

  2. 02
    Audiomack audiomack.com Top 10K English

    Audiomack - Music platform empowering artists & fans | Audiomack

    Audiomack is a youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform that allows creators to share unlimited music and podcast content for free.

  3. 03
    Strava strava.com Top 10K English

    Strava | Running, Cycling & Hiking App - Train, Track & Share

    Strava connects millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and other active people through the sports they love – all on our mobile app and website.

  4. 04
    Genius genius.com Top 1K English

    Genius

    American digital media company

  5. 05
    last.fm Top 10K English

    Last.fm | Play music, find songs, and discover artists

    The world's largest online music service. Listen online, find out more about your favourite artists, and get music recommendations, only at Last.fm

  6. 06
    musescore.com Top 10K English

    website for sharing musical scores

  7. 07
    Deezer deezer.com Top 10K English

    Deezer | 1 Month Free | Music Streaming app online

    Try Deezer at 0EUR! 120+ million tracks & podcasts in high resolution audio quality, ad-free, offline unlimited music and playlists. Plans from 11,99 €/month.

  8. 08
    Billboard billboard.com Top 10K English

    Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

    Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

  9. 09
    SoundCloud soundcloud.com Top 1K English

    Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud

    Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.

  10. 10
    Snapchat snapchat.com Top 1K English

    Snapchat - Say It In A Snap

    Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you are.

  11. 11
    Tidal tidal.com Top 10K English

    tidal.com

    subscription-based music streaming service

  12. 12
    Flurry flurry.com Top 1K English

    Flurry | Mobile App Analytics Platform for Android & iOS

    Flurry is a mobile app analytics platform for Android & iOS that empowers product, development and growth experts to build better apps that users love.

  13. 13
    MyFitnessPal myfitnesspal.com Top 10K English

    Calorie Tracker & BMR Calculator to Reach Your Goals | MyFitnessPal

    Reach your health, fitness & weight goals with MyFitnessPal, the #1 nutrition tracking app. Macro & calorie calculator, food tracker, and fasting app in one. Download today!

  14. 14
    Suno suno.com Top 10K English

    Suno | AI Music Generator

    Create stunning original music for free in seconds using our AI generator. Make your own masterpieces, share with friends, and discover music from artists worldwide.

  15. 15
    Zedge zedge.net Top 10K English

    ZEDGE: We Make Phones Personal

    Download free ringtones, HD wallpapers, backgrounds, icons and games to personalize your cell phone or mobile device using the Zedge app for Android and iPhone.

  16. 16
    TradingView tradingview.com Top 1K English

    TradingView — Track All Markets

    Where the world charts, chats, and trades markets. We're a supercharged super-charting platform and social network for traders and investors. Free to sign up.

  17. 17
    Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

    product discovery website

  18. 18
    Samba samba.tv Top 10K English

    Samba TV

    online service

  19. 19
    ShareThis sharethis.com Top 10K English

    ShareThis | Share Buttons | Website Tools | Behavioral Intelligence

    Discover how social sharing tools can drive traffic and help you understand consumer intent for better targeting and personalization.

  20. 20
    Giphy giphy.com Top 10K English

    GIPHY - Be Animated

    GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to shazam.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Shazam uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Shazam is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js page source: /_next/static/
  • React implied by Next.js (page source: /_next/static/)
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-iad-kiad7000160-IAD, cache-ber1080037-BER
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=NdPS0nBKeb2_iHMIF9EZI9_2_BJT4riV28HBfejaBnQ
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=d1d0b47609d145dc9d6a624dd41a905814a1c1ac

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